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How to extend the life of your smartphone by years without it slowing down

Many users replace their smartphones every couple of years, even though they have years of life left in them. Here's how to keep your smartphone for longer while keeping up its performance.




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Baltimore Announces Massive Smart Grid Program - 2 Million Meters to be Installed

Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service




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Samsung introduces Smart Home for dogs

The tiny house movement goes to the dogs with this $30,000 dream house.




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Octopus outsmarts testers in intelligence experiment

Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords.




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Ferran Adrià's elBulli Restaurant Aims for Zero Emissions with Architect Enric Ruiz-Geli's Smartgrid

Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed




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How Smart (or Dumb) is your City on the Sun?

You won't find Lobster Boy in Hartford, Connecticut. Or Salt Lake City, Utah, or Denver, Colorado, for that matter. Those are the top three most "Suntelligent" big cities in the U.S., according to a survey by the American




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Robotic smart furniture system retracts bed & storage up into ceiling (Video)

This smart system automatically frees up floorspace and can learn your preferences.




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Smart money should be investing in renewables, not fossil fuels

Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.




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How a 'Smart Supermarket' could do away with plastic packaging

A hopeful report by Greenpeace envisions a future where supermarkets have gotten rid of superfluous waste.




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Smart Masonry proposes lighter concrete buildings, built by robots

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?




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Smartphones can now detect diseases in minutes

A new plug-in diagnostic tool could mean better healthcare around the world.




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Batteries from old smartphones could light up rural areas

The batteries could provide back-up power for small solar power systems.




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10 strategies for smart gift-giving this year

No more shopping blindly. It's time to question your whole approach to holiday gifts.




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Canadian grocers have a smart approach to food waste

They're using the Flashfood app to give customers steep discounts and divert food from landfill.




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Nest Adds More Energy Saving Features to Its Smart Thermostat

The iPod of thermostats gets updated with new energy saving features and increased functionality in its mobile apps.




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Harvard's take on smart windows: just add silver

The new technology would allow precise control over the transparency of windows and how much light is let in.




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Nest aims to provide 1 million smart thermostats to low-income families

This might be one of the smartest ways to use a smart thermostat.




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Superbook turns your Android smart phone into a complete laptop

It may well be all most people need as a computer, and it may well be what we have been waiting for.




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What's that flower? Your smartphone will soon know the answer

It's impossible for a human to know all of the hundreds of thousands of species of flowers on our planet, so Microsoft has developed flower learning software.




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Smart! Cornell engages kids with nest box building workshops

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. But the vast educational opportunities it offers aren’t reserved only for Ivy League students.




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What you should know about the cobalt in your smartphone

Cobalt is used to build lithium-ion batteries found in mobile technology. Much of it comes from Congo, where men, women, and children endure dangerous and unhealthy conditions to satisfy our hunger for new devices. It's time we paid attention.




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Smartphones have made parenting harder than ever

Giving a kid a phone "feels a little like trying to teach your kid how to use cocaine, but in a balanced way."




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Smart window tints to block sunlight, generates energy

The technology could help keep buildings cooler in the warmer months.




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What can rule-bending alternative builders teach us about smarter shelters? (Video)

Modern building codes and zoning regulations, while helping to set safety standards that can save lives, can also serve as big barriers to building small, sensible, and affordable dwellings with alternative materials and techniques.




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LeGrow is a smart garden system you build with LEGO-like modular blocks (Video)

Perfect for small city apartments, this system allows you to use a variety of add-on components to build your own indoor garden.




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Could smart locks empower informal cargo bike (or ELF) sharing?

At first this smart lock seemed like gimmicky over-engineering. Then I got thinking about the possibilities.




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The smartphone that just got smarter – by testing water and treating food

A 24-year-old food scientist at the University of Copenhagen has developed a prototype that could potentially save millions of lives.




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Trash talking: Cities finding smarter ways to collect our waste

How urban waste management is wising up.




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Become a bat detective with this plug-in device for your smartphone

The Echo Meter can detect, record and identify the sounds of bats nearby.




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Give charities free ad space on your smartphone's lock screen with Screen Donor

This app gives free ad space to deserving charities and NGOs on one of our tech-centric culture's most common screens - our smartphone lock screens.




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Could you travel without a smartphone?

A new study asked 24 travellers to take this challenge and report back on their experiences.




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A Smart Guide to Utopia: 111 Inspiring Ideas for a Better City (Book Review)

This unique travel guide is the perfect book for the eco-conscious non-tourist. It features 111 projects you can visit around Europe, that make our cities better.




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Eating chocolate more than once a week can make you smarter

Researchers from the University of Maine have linked habitual chocolate consumption to improved cognitive function.




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Smart phones have replaced entire rooms worth of stuff

It's what we have called dematerialization, as all that is solid melts into apps




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Smart modern milk box could solve the problem of porch pirates

The Danby Parcel Guard reduces the waste of stolen packages and multiple deliveries.




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JUNE smart bracelet measures sun exposure, tells you when you've had enough

it's a "personal sun coach" that tells you when to put on a hat, and more.




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In the smart home is one thing, but what we really need are smart communities and smarter cities

In the internet of things, our water heater will talk to our dishwasher, and they will have something to say.




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No distractions here: Byton electric car is an SIV, or "Smart Intuitive Vehicle"

Launched at CES, this car has everything to keep you entertained because "young people like IT toys."




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Blu® Homes Partners with Real Simple and This Old House to Launch the “Design Smart, Live Beautifully” Home Tour and Announce the Selection of Blu’s L.A. Breezehouse as the First-Ever “2014 Dream Home, Presented by Real Simple and This Old House” - V

The “Design Smart, Live Beautifully” Home Tour coincides with the launch of the 2014 model of Blu’s award-winning Breezehouse, which is packed with luxurious features and an even more spacious floor plan




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Smart is Evolving: Efficient High-rise Changes Corporate Landscape with 'Urban Genius' Concept - Video OneTitle

Virtual tour of 350 Fifth, a new 20-story office building in one of the top-ranked U.S. cities for sustainable buildings. Pt. 1 Pittsburgh-Gateway to the World & 350 Fifth Urban Genius.




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61% of Mobile Workers Trust Their Employer to Keep Personal Information Private on Their Mobile Devices - What can employers see on smartphones

Smartphones hold increasing amounts of sensitive personal data, so every device is now a mixed-use device. As a result, businesses must protect employee privacy as fiercely as corporate security.





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Onelink by First Alert® Brings Common Sense to the Smart Home Revolution - Onelink by First Alert

The new HomeKit-enabled Onelink by First Alert® Wi-Fi Smoke + Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm pairs First Alert’s legacy of safety and innovation with Apple’s revolutionary HomeKit technology.





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First Response™ Unveils First Ever Bluetooth® Smart-Enabled Pregnancy Test at CES - First Response™ Unveils First Ever Bluetooth®-Enabled Pregnancy Test at CES

First Response™ Unveils First Ever Bluetooth®-Enabled Pregnancy Test at CES





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Holiday Inn Express® Brand Reunites With Actor/Comedian Rob Riggle For Latest Stay Smart® Campaign - Coffee Tasting Commercial

With a Keurig® in every room at Holiday Inn Express® hotels, smart travelers – like actor/comedian Rob Riggle – can get a great cup of coffee with just the push of a button.